Just curious - can you explain how Senate rules require 61 votes to overcome a filibuster when there are 99 Senators present? I'm not sure how the number of votes needed would INCREASE as the Senators present decreased by one.

11:45 am May 4, 2012

Wendel wrote:

This guy is done. He isn't coming back.

12:15 am May 5, 2012

Matt wrote:

As this person didn't do anything to deserve his stroke, perhaps it is best not to write him off. Let him and the voters decide his fate.

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